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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25

So it came about that the lonely school
master became intimate in the Carstone man
sion. The minds Of the bright, pretty chill
dren miolded like a flower under hi, sunike
teaching. Two happy years they We're under
his Instructions. Yet at first he almost broke
Shirley's heart 10y his criticism. The thought
of one great poem She was to write had hv
this time taken possession Of hcr The mas
ter read the clear soul as if it had been the
depths of IA crystal lake.
"OtherS have written the epic Of battles.
Shirley he said; "let your poem he the epic
of peace and progress in history"
When she was - she wrote some timid
verses for his inspection He gave them back
all marked and erased He had taken away
her finest words, her most sounding passages
Shirley was intensely angry She flung her
self on her fathers breast in a passion
"llc crosses ont the best Of everything |
write, she said. Its no use my trying.
won't 20 TO school any more
That evening the master came as usual to
the stone house. BUT the brightest, sweetest
face Of all wa, not there as usual to greet
him.
"Where's Shirley" asked he
"You have broken her heart" said the
colonel. You cut her poem all to pieces"
look Of keen annoyance, of pain, crossed
the fine dark face
But ! could not help it, he said. "Shc
uses too many words. send her to me, will
you not"
The colonel brought her, leading her by
the hand, her face aVcrted.
"liero she is, Mr. Morrison" said he. Take
her life but spare her adiectives"
He laughed and passed down the steps out
of shit Shirley and the mustar yprn Iaft
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CHAPTER III.

The lively young man who had taught the
| Lnwood school three winters had accumu-
lated savings enough from this honest indus
| try to begin the study of law. Accordingly.
| the school was left without teacher One
day stranger brought letter to the Pres
| byterian minister applying for the vacant
place. After some delay it was given him.
| lie was of slender, though athletic build, with
dark hair and dark gray eyes His face was
fine, strong one, full of will and intelligence:
but it was not a peaceful face nor a face at
rest
In the center of the shabby village was the
| grocery-commOn club room for the male
gossipS of the neighborhood. Travellers knew
1t was the grocery by token that it had box
OF backing and two clothes pins in the win
dow. The stranger teacher had n little room
over this shop. He was quite solitary at first
Of evenings he staid alone in this room and
played a violin, sometimes far into the night
Of afternoons, after school, he took long
walks over the country roads and paths
Rain or shine, it was his habit Indeed, he
rather seemed to enjoy a walk in the rain,
against the wind, with the storm beating in
his face. He appeared more calm and happy
after five mile tramp in rough weather At
such times the people in the house heard him
often singing to himself in singuarlv deep.
sweet voice. songs in an unknown tongue.
The impression of the strangers dread and
mysterious learning had so deepened in few
months that the simple country people de-
clared he sang in Hebrew. But "a farmer
from over seas told them the words were
German, 1t was the folk song of Germany
the new teacher sang. Thereupon the grocer,
with the air of one announcing great truth,
said:
"IIe's a Dutchman."
Once, after fierce walk George Morrison
quite exhausted, threw himself full length
upon the carpet in his little room, with bill
low under his head. He thought at first to
doze, but the stovepipe hole in the floor was a
telelephonc, bringing unerringly to his sensi-
tive ear every word spoken in the rustic sbop
below. lie knew just how the male gossips
were grouped. There was the Squire, who
sat on n barrel head. There were the shoe
maker and the postmaster There was the
lazy grocer himself, who sat upon an up-
turned empty soap box most OF the time and
let his wiry little wife wait upon the Gus
toners.
At length Jim Sweet said:
"Ihat there new schoolmaster amt much
account, | reckon. He's too darned gram
NAUTICAL"
~ hcerd him whip out the Presbyterian
preacher in argument t'other day" said the
postmaster.
Now Simpkins, the grocer, struck in. lie
had listened to all the rest first. lie had a
solemn way of stating stupid old fact as if
it had been great new truth. He was, there
fore, esteemed man of very profound judg-
ment by everybody but his own wife. She
saw through her husbands humbug, as
wives, alasl too often do. Simpkins said,
solemnly;
ats my opinion man that can outargify
the Presbyterian minister amt a safe person
to be trusted with the edication of our little
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SHIRLEY CARSTONE,
By ELIZA ARCHARD.
copyrighted blythe American Press Association
CHAPTER l.
THE STONE HOUSE.

CHAPTER l.
THE STONE HOUSE.
The teacher read:
Forgetting herself, ms was her won't when she
saw the ilamcSComc near him. she took leave of
nm and badC him 90 farther OF only asking,
mat he would lift up the cross on high that She
might see He went little farther en- but s,ill
near enough to hear her say to the last in the
iire, That her voices were of God. As the flames
rose about her and drew her breath away she
told him in her soft, clear tones that she still
heard her voices in the air. And they said to her.
Daughter Of God, go on BE not dismaycd at
thy martyrdom Thou shalt enter at last into the
paradise of God.
Then her head sank and her spirit went to Him.
Are the heroes and saints all dead." asked
Shirley HAS there ever been n saint since
Joan of Arc was burned at the staltc!'
The teacher closed the book My child, ="
said he, "the world never knows its saints
and martyrs till 200 years after they are
dead. There are heroes always Heroic men
and women live and walk the earth to-day
and their fellow men know it not A century
later and mankind will read of them and
wonder at the blindness of those who knew
not their own best and bravest But we
don't burn martyrs at the stake any MORE
Shirley. We torture their souls and let their
bodies die a natural death"
81 don't quite understand said the girl
"You don't understands You never will,
hope. Marshal your army of Carstones and
go home, General Shirley. The picnic is
over"
The teacher turned into the path toward
the village.
"Good.by, Mr.. Morrison" said the girl,
looking after him
"Good-by, General Shirley"
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The sun was setting. Up ON the hillside
the windows Of the old stone house shone
glorifed.
There were six of the Carstone children
under the big willow by the mill race that
afternoon Names and ages respectively:
Shirley, 14 Tom, 0; Percy, = Brownie, 5:
Pet, 3, and Baby, the ruler of them all, not
quite months
The old stone house stood NJ on hillside
1t is there still, for that matter. 1t was near
century old when our CGr>toues lived there
A great cool, double porch extended across
its front. The little windows We're like the
loopholoS of a fort. The walls were a foot
thick. There were deep. sammy window seats,
where generations Of kittens and Carotono
babies alike curled up and went to sleep
The house ha, belonged to the family al
most from the pioneer days. The grim, fort
like walls had echoed many and IL a year
TO the sweetest music of all the calth-the
laughter of children. Shirley Carstone's
grandmother was born there, and her father
The family history, as far back as could be
known, had been an especially bright and
sunny one. 50 much of innocent mirth had
sounded through those wide old rooms: so
many years Of gentle, tender, happy home
life had passed there, that the very walls
themselves seemed to have caught at length
some Of the joy and light. 1t was fine,
strong blooded race, with never a hereditary
aimeut of mind or body, never an inherited
flaw of moanness or weakness. No Carstome
had ever shown himself a coward or been
faithesS to friend. There was a Ilnightli-
ness, Il gentleness, a courage and purity in
the blood. II ran through the men and wo-
men alike.
Great orchards and fields surrounded the
stone house. At the foot of the hill wide.
deep brook ran, heavily fringed with beeches
and shiny barked sycamore. A stones throw
from the house was "A big water mill. 1t be-
longed with the estate. and it, too. was two
generations old Higher up, the brook had
been partly turned Off into a deep. clear mill
race. The water glided down and turned the
huge mill wheel as softly as if 1t was afraid
of disturbing somebody's afternoon nap.
All those days were before the age of iron
and steam!
II was hereabout that successive families of
Carstones had played. The hillsides were
covered still with forest. Shirley and the
little ones played in their day as the others
did before them, They darted in and out
among the trees like squirrels. They played
bopeep like spots of sunshine and shadow over
the mill wheel. They rode the colts bareback
and ran races with the calves and the shaggy
house dog. They whistled to the bob whites
and catbirds till the feathered creatures knew
not which was their own mate and which a
little rogue of a Carstone.
In the spring they dug the turkey pea, the
bloodroot and the fragrant smelling sassafras.
In the fall they gathered the paw paw and
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(TO be cOntinued0
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WITH do this 10y the use of DR.. Pieroe's Golden
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SILK DEP ARTMEU

20 PIECES Black Rhadames at leo, 13j.
100, LIS, worth 1.25, 150, LIS, and 200
special purchase for this sale.
~ PIECES CoIored Rhadames, fine quail
ty, great value.
III PIECES Fine quality at 1.25 worth $50.
III "Failie Franchise, " beautiful shades .25,
worth l.50,
Black "Faille Franchise" medium to
hnest goods, the most popular silk this
season. Surahs, Satins, Foulards, etc,
IN great variety. Fancy Silks, Fancy
Veivets, Black Velvets, Colored Vel.
vets, etc., of every description
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Drp o. npns.
DEPARTMENT.

MOST complete and finest stock of
hlch Dress Goods ever shown in this
city. We call special attention to our
Novelties and Pattern Dresses, also TO
several lines of rich fabrics with fan
cies and trimmings to match. We
nave also full lines of good goods at
popular prices. 800 pieces in six weeks
in our special sale at 80 cents. shows
Bow they are appreciated. Fifty pieces
just added to the lot.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30
THE ALLIANCE.

There has been a call issued for a
meeting of the local alliance to be
held. on Saturday at the Keller
factory, and it is sincerely hoped the
notice will be responded to by every
farmer in this vicinity. Meetings OF
the alliance at this time cannot, by
any possibility be either charged
with political significance, nor can
party politics be introduced even
remotely to divide or distract the
interest IN the main issue-the ma
terial welfare of the Agricultural.
Within its field there is abundant
reason for the vigorous existence of
the alliance. 1t is high time the ag-
ricultural interest asserted itself in q
firm, temperate and effective manner
against the encroachments of aggre-
gated capital employed in transport
tation, grain gambling or other bust
ness combinations. More capital
and labor is employed in agriculture
than any other industry, and it should
protect itself against unjust discrimi-
nations.
In order to accomplish this result
it is not necessary to start out upon
the fallacious presumption that all
classes not engaged in agriculture are
combined for the purpose Of plucking
the farmer-that he is considered the
legitimate plumber of every business
and professional man. He should
understand that his prosperity is the
pivotal point upon which business of
all kinds turns, and that it is so
generally recognized.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30
THE MINNEAPOLIS PACIFIC.

The advantages which would ac-
crue to this village, and to every far
mer living in the vicinity, by the
completion of the Minneapolis and
Pacific branch to Paynesville, are be-
yond computation. In the first place
it would furnish us short competing
line to Minneapolis, which, as a
wheat-market is fighting hard with
Duluth for the supremacy. Again,
it makes the closest connections
with the 1900" line to the seaboard,
being in fact part and parcel of it,
which would insure us the benefits of
continuous line to tide water.
But there is another consideration
of greater Importance. Its system of
handling wheat is such as to give the
grower decided advantage, in that
it posts the price OF wheat in Mime
apolis and the fright rates to that
point every day so that farmer can
tell at glance what the actual value
of his wheat is. 1t is fact that wheat
has commanded better price on the
line of this road than in other lines at
equal distances from Minneapolis.
If this matter is taken hold of in earn.
est, there is no doubt OF its accom-
plishment. The Board Of Trade has
awakened to the necessities of the
case.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30
Marshfield, Wis.,, village of
1000 people was destroyed by fire on
Monday involving loss of So, 900, 900.

Seagrave Smith, the democratic
city attorney Of Minneapolis, has
been looking up the Crandall liquor
law and says:
"The man who runs saloon in Min
neSota after July l will be obliged to
abide fully and completely by the
$1,000 license law past by the legis-
lature last winter. There isn't
technical point in the law by which
it can be evaded, as has been report
ed. 1t is as strong law from this
point of view as the legislature of
this State ever drafted and passed.
The men who engineered that bill in
tended to make it rock-ribbed and
unprecedented and they did it
effectively. If a man attempts to
evade this law he certainly will be
arrested and convicted and will suf-
fer the full penalty of the law.
"There is another report being
circulated to the effect that tho sa-
loon men are entitled to 20 days. no.
tice after July /, to take out their Ii
cences and can sell during the inter
i'm. This is mistake. The law
goes into effect July l, and the law
must be complied with or the places
of business running without licenses
closed. No, the law cannot be evad-
ed by selling under a government Ii
cense in jugs or stalls under the pre-.
text of doing wholesale business.
1t cannot be DONE"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30

1t is now generally believed that
the President has concluded that
there will be no necessity for an extra
session of Congress. He has contin.
ually'expressed himself as opposed to
an extra session. and has concluded
that a call of Congress is not at all
necessary and has so expressed him.
self to several prominent men who
have conversed with him on the sub.
ject. The fears OF the New York f.
nanciers that there was danger of a
stringency in the money market, has
alone caused the administration to
consider the demands tor an extra
session, and these fears have been dis
PEELED by the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, who states that the business of
the country is in a good condition
generally. A safe and satisfactory
business is being done, and there is
nothing to cause an apprehension of
any financial disarfangement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30

He will surely enjoy the favor of both
mothers and babies who 1nvents another
baby play as available as '"This little pig
went TO market, etc." which is said a mil
lion times year, while the happy mother
counts the five little rosy toes to the music
of baby's alternate suspense and ringing
laughter.
A we'll known Boston Kindergarten has
made, and Babyland prints, series of
nursery jingle tales with running accom-
paninents of pictures and fnger-play
which mothers and babies go over together
with equal delight.
There are two sets of pictures, one for the
eyes and one for the hands. The latter
show how fingers can represent rabbits,
pigs mice, birds, flowers and clouds in the
sky.
This series of baby delight alone is
enough to make the fortune of Babyland.
But isn't alone. There are puzzles SO easy
that baby can almost read them, and rhymes
that sing themselves in her ear as she goes
to sleep, and pleasant tales to come again in
her dreams.
There is only one rich and beautifu
Babyland. Send to d. Lothrop Company,
Boston, five ceuts for sample copy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30

Miss Linda Lindberg, daughter
of August Lindberg, was married on
the 9th inst. to Prof. ]. Ii. Seal.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Father Williams, at the brides
home. The well wishes of their
many friends in Melrose are extended
to them. The happy couple took
the train for Minneapolis. We un.
derstand Mr.. and Mrs. Seal intends
to make their future home in Little
Sank.
The G. A. r. Post of Melrose will
join the fire company's parade at
nine o'clock, and march to the
grove. N. NJ. Freeman will read the
declaration of independence, and
A. A. Whitney will deliver the
Grafton. There will be a grand dis.
play of fireworks in the evening.
The G. A. r, Post will do some
skirmish firing or the prairie di.
rectly after the fireworks.
The many friends of DR.. Camp
bell meet at his home on Saturday
evening 1t was the anniversary of
his 10th birthday.
The Melrose fire company will
have their picnic in VIM. Clark's
grove. A better place could not be
selected.
The village Board of Education
was in session Monday, but few
changes were made.
PC. Kenwood, has gone to work
on the Duluth, Huron and Denver
railroad. rs. -: =
Henry Edelbrook made business
trip to St. Cloud the first of the
week. |
The street commissioner was re.
pairing the sidewalks this week.
Melrose village is talking about
having street lamps put up.
N. B. Adley made BUSINESS trip
to St. Cloud on Monday.
Considerable wheat is still coming
in these times.
B. F. Burrell walks with q cane,
this week.
Everybody is invited to come and
celebrate.
Hurrah for the 4th of July!
Melrose will celebrate,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30

One of the most potent of infu-
ences in the upbuilding of town is
mutual encouragement. If you have
money to expend keep it at home by
patronizing home enterprises. By
SO doing you confer double advan.
tage-you assist in strengthening
every legitimate business venture,
and you keep the money in circula.
ton in business circles. This village
offers rare opportunities for meeting
the demands of the most exacting.
Not only is every principle line Of
business represented, but exception
ally well. Our merchants andI bus
mess men are at the top in the mat
ter of carrying fine and extensive
stocks. There seldom arises any occa.
sion for sending away from bone for
anything. Even if something not
found in stock is desired, it will be
ordered and procured to better ad.
vantage through the regular chan
nels of business than you can do it
for yourself. Our dealers are reput.
able and reasonable men, demanding
only what every customer ought to
be willing to pay. fair profit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30
Wonderful Cures.

W. d Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Rome Ga, says: We have been
selling DR.. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Ealve for four
years. Have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or give such universal satisfac-
ton. There have been some wonderful
cures effected by these medicines in this
city. Several eases ofpronounced Consump.
ton have been entirely cured by use of few
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by J. B.
Perkins
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30
LEGAL ADV'TMENTS.
Order to Examine Accounts.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
y STEARNs-ss. In Probate Court, Special
term June 18th 1887.
In the matter. Of the estate Of Bridget
Morris deceased.
On reading and filing the petition oil
Dennis Morris executor of the estate OF
Bridget Morris deceased, representing
among other things, that ne has fully adj
ministered said estate, and praying that a
time and place be fixed for examining and
allowing his account of his administration,
and for tho assignment of the residue of
said estate in accordance with the terms
and provision of the last will and testament
of Bridget Morris deceased.
II is Ordered, That said account he ex-
amined, and petition heard by the Judge
OF this Court, on Friday the 22nd day O July
A. d. 1857, al 8 O'Clock A. M, at his Office In
the City of st. Cloud, in said County:
And It is further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested,
by publishing copy of this order for three
successive weeks prior to said day of hear
ing in the 1.-THE Sank Centre HERALD" a
weekly newspaper printed and published
at the village Of Sank Centre in said County
Dated at st. Cloud Mimi. this 18th day of
June A. D. 1887.
By the Court,
THEO. BRUENER,
Z. s. Judge Of Probate.
LIST pub nos
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-06-30
THE NEW RAILROAD.

Sank Centre practically enters up.
on a new era this week. Ground
has been broken for the Duluth, Hur-
on and Denver railroad, a line not
in any way related to or in common
interest with the other two roads. 1t
crosses the Manitoba twice at right
angles, and traverses a section OF
magnificent territory not invaded by
the locomotive for any material por-
ton of its way.
To this road Sank Centre has con.
tributed very literally, having
pledged s14 900 bonds, which are
deposited in escrow in the First Ma
tional bank. The advantages to be
derived are cheaply purchased pro-
viding one tenth part of our expecta-
tions are realized. 1t is confidently
believed that this is the beginning of a
brilliant future, and that capital and
enterprise will be attracted hither by
the superior business facilities pre-
sented. 1t is fact too we'll known
that heretofore the two systems OF
road which practically monopolize
the carrying business of Central and
Northern Minnesota are operated un-
der an agreement, if not a pool, by
which little or no competition IS Of
ferred shippers. The new road, from
the nature Of things, cannot we'll en-
ter that pool or agreement. Its in
terests are not common. With st.
Paul and Minneapolis it has connec-
ton. Its future lies IN the fact that it
swith Duluth andlake navigation that
it will principally have to do. There
is little or no incentive for it to pool
a business of which it has a practical
monopoly Of affording communica-
ton. The project OF itself is an am
bilious one. 1t means far more than
a local line across portion of Min
nesota. 1t bisects the state from
the northerly line to our only lake
port. 1t will push its way southwest,
erly, crossing Missouri river naviga-
ton, thence to a junction with the
Union Pacific road, giving line
three hundred miles shorter to lake
navigation to that great transconti-
mental system. Its possibilities are
beyond foresight. Its destiny is not
circumscribed. And no matter to
what proportions it may expand, Sank
Centre must inevitably be a promi.
nent point. Here it intersects the
two great systems-the Manitoba
and Northern Pacific-and here il
meets the combination of timber and
prairie as nowhere else on its line
The business which will be furnished
it at this point is peculiarly our own
All, that remains for US to do is tc
take advantage of the opportunities
We have shown our appreciation BY
the liberal policy in inviting it here
and now let us make the most of it